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findNth(targetStr,inStr,n) 
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    # By D@CC
    #on 2024BFeb19

    #Used in pir2_CheckUp.py
    #searches for TargetStr in inStr
    #   beginning at position beginN
    # finds the nth occurrence
    #returns pos of Nth occurance
    #returns -1 if not found
    #
    #  WARNING only works for target Strings of length 1
    #
    beginN=0
    countDown=n
    posN=beginN      #start searching at column beginN
    while countDown>0:
        countDown=countDown-1

        if posN==-1 :
            return -1
        else:
            #print("countDown",countDown,"colN:",posN)
            posN=inStr.find(targetStr,posN)+1
            #print("  found it in colN:",posN)
        #end if
    #end while
    return posN
#end def
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#/findNth.txt